# Four ambassadors for Bright One on its first anniversary

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/25/four-ambassadors-bright-one-its-first-anniversary/
- Published: 2009-09-25T08:33:36+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Four leaders in the public relations industry are joining Bright One, the volunteer-
run communications agency for the third sector, which celebrates its first birthday
today.

 

Each ambassador’s role is to raise the profile of Bright One within the industry
by championing its objectives, recommending and referring suitable clients and offering
mentoring support and strategic counsel to clients and agency volunteers alike.

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The ambassadors are Andrew Bloch (Founder and MD of Frank PR), Neville Hobson (consultant,
co-host of the ‘For Immediate Release’ business podcast series and blogger at NevilleHobson.
com), Robert Phillips (CEO of Edelman UK) and Kristin Syltevik (MD of Hotwire).

 

In its first year, Bright One Communications has recruited over 30 volunteers and
worked with eight organisations, including Refugee Week, Junction49, Pants to Poverty,
Pixel Project, Savvy Kids and What’s Up Information.

 

Bright One reports high demand from charities needing support from its professional
volunteers, so expects to grow over the next year.

 

Bright One’s website, redeveloped by [Dharmafly](http://dharmafly.com), who specialise
in web development for social change, is designed to make it easier for third sector
organisations to get support in their communications activities, and for volunteers
to find out more about how they can get involved.

 

It includes a free resources section, which provides charity and voluntary organisations
with templates for press releases and information on how to plan and implement the
basic PR activities.

 

“The first people we have to thank for the organisation’s success so far are the
volunteers,” said Ben Matthews, Founder of Bright One. “Their time, energy and dedication
show not only that they believe in the projects they are working on, but they also
believe in Bright One’s vision of helping charity organisations who couldn’t afford
PR otherwise”.

 

www.brightone.org.uk

 

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- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2009/09/25/four-ambassadors-bright-one-its-first-anniversary/#comment-3768
- Published: 2009-09-25T10:29:36+01:00

Bright One celebrated their first birthday last night with a party in London’s Soho.

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